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Rotatable ball joint and universal ball joint assembly

a technology of universal ball joints and ball joints, which is applied in the direction of pivots, shafts and bearings, stands/trestles, etc., can solve the problems of poor appearance, complex configuration, and many elements of the above structure, and achieve the effect of simple appearance and less quantity of elements

Active Publication Date: 2020-09-24
PEGATRON
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The present invention provides a rotatable ball joint and a universal ball joint assembly with a simple appearance. The assembly allows for easy installation and temporary fixation of objects at specific angles through friction between the parts. The shapeshifting sphere helps to secure the object in place while still allowing for rotation. This design reduces the number of parts needed and simplifies the assembly process.

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However, the foregoing structure has many elements, complex configuration and poor appearance.

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[0027]FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a universal ball joint assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional view of an object assembled on the universal ball joint assembly of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, an object 15 (as shown in FIG. 2) may be rotatably disposed on a universal ball joint assembly 10, and the universal ball joint assembly 10 includes a foot stand 100 and a rotatable ball joint 200. To be specific, the object 15 is assembled on the rotatable ball joint 200, the rotatable ball joint 200 may be rotatably disposed in the foot stand 100, and the object 15 can temporarily maintains at a specific angle relative to the foot stand 100 by the rotatable ball joint 200.

[0028]It should be noted that, the object 15 shown in FIG. 2 is taken as an example so the present invention does not limit the type, form and size of the object 15 hereto. Therefore, any object, such as a camer...

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A rotatable ball joint is provided. The rotatable ball joint is adapted to enable an object to be rotatably assembled on a foot stand, where the foot stand includes a fixed hole. The rotatable ball joint includes a friction part, a shapeshifting sphere, and an assembly part. The shapeshifting sphere is adapted to be compressed from a first state to a second state. A size of the shapeshifting sphere in the first state is greater than a size of the fixed hole, and a size of the shapeshifting sphere in the second state is less than the size of the fixed hole. The shapeshifting sphere is adapted to be disposed in the fixed hole. The shapeshifting sphere is connected to the assembly part. The object is adapted to be assembled on the assembly part. The friction part is configured on an outer surface of the shapeshifting sphere. When the shapeshifting sphere is disposed in the fixed hole, the friction part is in contact with an inner wall surface of the fixed hole to temporarily maintain the rotatable ball joint at a specific angle relative to the foot stand. A universal ball joint assembly is further provided.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). TW108109331 filed in Taiwan, Republic of China on Mar. 19, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUNDTechnology Field[0002]The present invention relates to a ball joint and a ball joint assembly, and in particular, to a rotatable ball joint and a universal ball joint assembly.Description of Related Art[0003]Generally, a foot stand of a common universal ball joint assembly includes a foot stand body, a universal ball joint that is configured in the foot stand body and can rotate relative to the foot stand body and a knob that pushes the universal ball joint against the foot stand body to temporarily fix the universal ball joint, which allows an object mounted on the foot stand to rotate and to be temporarily fixed at a specific angle. That is, in order to temporarily fix the universal ball joint at ...

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IPC IPC(8): F16C11/06
CPCF16C11/0609F16C11/069F16C11/0685F16C11/0695F16C11/0614F16M11/2078F16C11/106F16C2314/00
Inventor YE, LONG-SING
Owner PEGATRON